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Can anyone throw any light on an annoying problem I'm having with my '51 Polo Match. It's a 3-door and it's usually just myself in the car, but I've noticed that whenever I fold the seat forward and have...
My horn and radio steering wheel controls no longer work and I'm struggling to identify the correct fuse to replace using the information in the handbook. Can you help?
I've just had my 1999 Ford Escort's air conditioning serviced and the next day my blower motor stopped. It has only been working on a low setting for some time, so I am thinking the resistor has gone....
Why is my Citroen's heater/cooler fan always blowing hot even when set to cold?
My Skoda Fabia's key fob won't open the doors and if I use key then only one door will open. I have twice changed the fuse box. When in the car the locks won't shut or open. The door light, if open, won't...
I was notified of a fault with the DSG system on my BMW 118d (77,000 miles), by a warning light on the dashboard. I had this checked by a local BMW specialist who diagnosed the problem as a faulty hydraulic...
We bought a 2009 Jeep Patriot in January this year. Each time we switch the engine on we get a warning light to check the engine oil. After taking it back to the garage to have the oil looked at, and further...
A friend of mine recently purchased a brand new 2009 Mini One as her first car. The car was fine until a couple of months ago, when it started to cut out. The car's electrics would periodically fail at...
I have a 1994 Toyota Previa 2L Petrol. The nearside electric window failed so I removed the door panel, unplugged the motor and tried to use a 12v battery to wind it up and down, but something was seized...
We have a 1998 Saab 9-3 convertible 2.3 with 90,000 miles, which required some interior work and some work on possible electrical faults with the windscreen wiper and the soft top. We passed our car to...
 

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